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All F-1 and J-1 students are required to report and maintain a local U.S. address and phone number with the Department of Homeland Security within 10 days of initial arrival and within 10 days of any change. This address must be your local U.S. residential address with room number (if you live in a residence hall) or apartment number (if you live in an apartment). Campus departmental addresses, P.O. boxes and foreign addresses are not acceptable addresses for immigration purposes.
Continuing students must report or update their mailing and billing address and phone number through CougarNet. New Students (Fall 2025 arrival) should report their address on the Check-In Form, if not done already. Refer to the Updating Your Contact Information example or visit the Service Center in Rendleman Hall to update your contact information in person.
NOTE: Campus departmental addresses, P.O. boxes, and foreign addresses are NOT acceptable for immigration purposes. (Failure to report address changes is a violation of your immigration status).
See the examples below for help on how to enter your U.S. physical mailing and billing address in CougarNet:
Cougar Village Apartment example:
Address Line 1: Building 24 Cougar Village Apt. 3C
City: Edwardsville
State: IL
Zip or postal code: 62025
Woodland Hall example:
Address Line 1 : 1 Residence Drive
Address Line: Woodland Hall Stop #2
City, State, and Zip code: Edwardsville, IL 62025
Enclave Apartment example:
Address Line #1: 1035 Enclave Boulevard Apt 302 B
City, State, and Zip code: Edwardsville, Illinois 62025
Phone numbers: enter 3 digits for the area code, then enter the next 7 numbers for the phone number.
See example below:
Area Code: enter 618
Phone Number: enter 6502900 (no dashes or spaces)
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